Climate change contributed to a week of wild weather that upended life in the US
The week began with a biting cold snap that hammered much of the U.S., the product of a jet stream that slips out of its ...
Hydrants Are Less Critical Than These Steps To Defend Against Wildfire
For at least two decades now, the name of the game when it comes to our new climate reality hasn’t just been mitigation; ...
As L.A. Burns in Firestorm, Gov. Newsom Orders Investigation of Hydrant Water Pressure Issues and Reservoir Closure
Officials in Los Angeles previously blamed "tremendous demand" for fire hydrants running dry amid the devastating fires ...
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Right-wing media push Trump's false claim that California water policies are hurting efforts to suppress LA fires
Right-wing media are falsely blaming the reports of low water pressure or dry hydrants in Los Angeles on state and local ...
Los Angeles Fire Chief: City Failed Residents with Fire Department Budget Cuts
California governor Gavin Newsom announced the launch of an independent investigation into the L.A. Department of Water and ...
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Fact-check: Los Angeles fires fuel falsehoods, including by Trump about water management
President-elect Donald Trump and some social media users and pundits blamed Los Angeles’ deadly fires on California Gov. Gavin Newsom, saying the Democrat’s environmental policies enabled the blazes’ ...
Gavin Newsom Launches Probe Into Waterless L.A. Fire Hydrants
Gavin Newsom has ordered a probe into why Los Angeles’ fire hydrants ran out of water amid a spate of wildfires that have decimated the region. The California governor has been slammed this week over ...
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As wildfires rage in Los Angeles, Trump doesn’t offer much sympathy. He’s casting blame.
Trump has lashed out at his longtime political foe Gov. Gavin Newsom’s forest management policies and falsely claimed the ...
Fire hydrants ran dry in Southern California just when they were needed most
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power was pumping from aqueducts and groundwater into the system, but demand was so ...
Why did fire hydrants go ‘dry’ for crews fighting an LA fire?
As firefighters battled the now nearly 16,000-acre Palisades Fire Tuesday, officials say the massive demand for water led to ...
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Building fire in Karachi's Saddar extinguished, five people rescued
However, the fire quickly spread from the third floor to parts of the fourth and fifth floors. In response, four additional fire tenders, a bowser, and a snorkel were called to the location ...
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A fire at a Tyson Foods plant in Georgia kills 1 person, severely burns others
A fire at a Tyson Foods plant in Camilla, Georgia, killed one person and severely burned others early Friday. Authorities are investigating the cause of the fire, a Tyson Foods spokesperson ...